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infidel (IN fi duhl, IN fi del") (noun)
1. A person who does not believe in a religion which another person regards as the true religion: Even in modern times, we hear about someone who condemns another person of being an infidel.
2. An individual who does not profess a religious belief: As a free thinker, Jeremy thought of himself as an infidel with no religious affiliation.
2. An individual who does not profess a religious belief: As a free thinker, Jeremy thought of himself as an infidel with no religious affiliation.
infidelity (in" fi DEL i tee) (noun)
The act or fact of having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's husband, wife, or partner: Fay filed for divorce on the basis of her husband’s infidelity with a fellow worker.
Trudy was so distraught by her husband’s infidelity, that she completely lost her spiritual faith; she thought of herself as an infidel.
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Disloyalty to a person; such as, to a sovereign, lord, master, friend, lover: "In modern use, infidelity to a husband or wife is sometimes called conjugal infidelity."
Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.
Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn’d.
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